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Point Estimate for the

Population Proportion
CHAPTER 4: LESSON 4
Point estimate: A single number
Interval estimate: Interval of
numbers
• A point estimate predicts a
parameter by a single number. An
interval estimate is an interval of
numbers that are believable values
for the parameter.
Point Estimate
• Proportions can be obtained from
samples or populations.
• To facilitate our discussions you should
use the following symbols.
= number of observations in a simple
random sample
= sample proportion ( read as “p hat”)
= population proportion
=
Point Estimate
For a sample proportion
=1-
Where: X is the number of
sample elements that possess
the desired characteristics and
n is the sample size
Example 1: In job satisfaction survey in a certain mall,
700 employees were asked if they were satisfied with
their jobs. There were 518 who responded with a YES.
What proportion is this? What proportion responded with
a NO?

Solution:Steps Solution
1. Determine what is asked in the What proportion responded with a YES?
problem. What proportion responded with a NO?
2. Specify the given information. X = 518 and n = 700
3. Write the representations for Use to represent the proportion of YES responses.
computing the desired proportions. Use to represent the proportion of NO responses.
4. Write a formula for computing the
proportion. =1-
5. Substitute the given values in the
computing formula and then solve. =1-

6. Answer the questions raised in the So, the proportion of the YES responses is 0.74. This
problem. means 74% of the respondents responded YES and the
proportion of NO responses is 0.26. That is, 26%
responded NO.
Example 2: A random selection of school
children were asked whether they Like (1),
Do not like (0), or Cannot decide (2)
whether they like or not, a new kind of
snack served by the school cafeteria.
The responses are shown as follows:
1 0 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 1

1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1

1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0

2 1 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 0

2 1 2 2 0 2 1 2 0 2
1. What is the proportion of respondents who like the new
snacks?
2. What is the proportion of respondents who do not like the
new snacks?
3. What is the proportion of respondents who cannot decide?

Solution:
1. There are 31 who like the new snack. The proportion for
like is:

= 0.516 or 52%
2. There are 14 do not like responses. This proportion is:

= 0.23 or 23%
3. There are 15 cannot decide responses and this proportion
is:

= 0.25 or 25%
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